In the book Alice in Wonderland word play is used quite often. I think the reasons Lewis Carroll, as well as many other authors, used so much word play in the book was to add humor, poke fun at a certain event or situation, and to create a nonsensical, bizarre tone. Though sometimes the wordplay is not completely noticeable right when you read it, it is there. Alice In Wonderland was a book written in 1898 so, sometimes it is not easy to comprehend the wordplay used it because it may be referring to a time that you were not present for. Wordplay can be demonstrated in forms such as; puns, personification, repetition, assonance, alliteration and so on. Lewis Carroll's, Alice in Wonderland is one big satire on the government of England. In this book Lewis Carroll made fun of the British royalty and mocked the quirks and foibles of Victorian society. Lewis Carroll used wordplay, satire, creativity, fantasy, nonsence, and dry whit in this book. And it not only made him gain popularity, but i also made the character Alice popular as well, along with many other characters in the book. One of his main uses of wordplay was personification. Examples of this are he makes many different animals talk, like the white rabbit, the cheshire cat, and the caterpillar. Also he has the deck of cards come alive, and act like humans; being able to talk, walk, and play games of croquet with the King and Queen. Not only does he use personification on objects, he uses it when the characters talk to one another. An example of this can be found on page 69 when one of the characters says to another " Your hair wants cutting." This is an example because hair cant talk, so you wouldn't be able to tell if someones hair wanted to be cut. Another example was shown on page 71 when a character was talking about time. They said, " If you knew time as well as i do, you wouldn't talk about wasting it. It's him." This is an example because they are referring to time as him, like it is a person, when time is only an object. This makes the book creative and makes you feel like you are in a fantasy land.
Overall wordplay is used in many differenet types of writing, whether it is a childrens book or a novel. Also satire is used in many different novels, an example of this is The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The author, Mark Twain, used it to express his views on racial stereotypes and how he felt about slavery. Another example of satire is Animal Farm by George Orwell, it shows the author's view on communism. Examples of wordplay are used in many of Dr. Seuss's books, such as Cat in the Hat. His book use a lot of rhyming words, which is also know as assonance; this makes the books more intersting and exciting to read. Both wordplay and satire are used in many differnt kinds of books. These writing techniques spice up the books by using creative ways of writing or explaining things through out a book.
One of his main uses of wordplay was personification. Examples of this are he makes many different animals talk, like the white rabbit, the cheshire cat, and the caterpillar. Also he has the deck of cards come alive, and act like humans; being able to talk, walk, and play games of croquet with the King and Queen. Not only does he use personification on objects, he uses it when the characters talk to one another. An example of this can be found on page 69 when one of the characters says to another " Your hair wants cutting." This is an example because hair cant talk, so you wouldn't be able to tell if someones hair wanted to be cut. Another example was shown on page 71 when a character was talking about time. They said, " If you knew time as well as i do, you wouldn't talk about wasting it. It's him." This is an example because they are referring to time as him, like it is a person, when time is only an object. This makes the book creative and makes you feel like you are in a fantasy land.
Overall wordplay is used in many differenet types of writing, whether it is a childrens book or a novel. Also satire is used in many different novels, an example of this is The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The author, Mark Twain, used it to express his views on racial stereotypes and how he felt about slavery. Another example of satire is Animal Farm by George Orwell, it shows the author's view on communism. Examples of wordplay are used in many of Dr. Seuss's books, such as Cat in the Hat. His book use a lot of rhyming words, which is also know as assonance; this makes the books more intersting and exciting to read. Both wordplay and satire are used in many differnt kinds of books. These writing techniques spice up the books by using creative ways of writing or explaining things through out a book.